Um have you ever been to the Orkneys?

Sorry about the very long break between posts, but with the dissertation and everything, I just didn't have the time or the motivation. So I was watching NOVA the other day. Yes I watch NOVA they have some awesome stuff and yes I am a giant dork. But more to the point, it was about Stone Henge. Now I like most of the world thinks its kind of amazing how ancient Britons built this massive stone structure, and the new discovery of a wood henge something like 10 miles from Stone Henge, where there is an extensive neolithic settlement. But what really got to me was this stuff English archaeologist who kept coming back to the fact that this new settlement near Stone Henge, was super important because it was the first neolithic settlement found in England. And how this was vitally important to the understanding of the Neolithic peoples of Britain. My one response to his repeated claims was, "Yeah so what, who cares if this is the first settlement found in England there is an entire ISLAND chain called the ORKNEYS in Scotland COVERED in ruins which are OLDER! Not only that but in Scotland there are hundreds literally hundreds of sites spread across the country which are as old as if not older than the new one found in England, so again I ask who cares about England they seem to have developed later what makes them so special?

Baseball

So I was listening to the first game of the new Baseball season, and it got me thinking. Why on earth would Major League Baseball hurt its Scottish fans by starting the game at 8:05 Eastern time. Shouldn't they take into consideration the ramifications of starting the game at 1:05 AM GMT. Like seriously Scottish fans deserve more respect from MLB. They should start the game in the afternoon. It just makes more sense. Sunday afternoon is the ideal time to start the new season.

St Patricks day

So I just got this Facebook message about a group who wants to make St Patrick's a National Holiday. What makes the Irish so Damn Special? The Scots drink just as much, share the same musical traditions and get just as angry when you call them English, why isn't there a Scottish pride day, why don't we celebrate St Andrews Day or St Columba day internationally? For those of you who care, St Columba day is the 9th of June, and St Andrews Day is the 30th of November.

Invictus

So I was sitting in the movie theater watching Morgan Freeman try to win an Oscar, and half way through the movie I stopped thinking about South African Rugby and started thinking about how the Scottish Rugby team really needs to win the Six Nations Cup.